Eleonora Vasques

The Irish government, which is chairing member-state discussions on the EU’s long-term budget, will present an “ambitious” draft text featuring proposals for new EU taxes. #EuropeNews

Europe's central banks want the EU's crypto rules tightened, calling for a wider ban on interest payments on stablecoins, new powers to curb tokens pegged to foreign currencies such as the US dollar, and EU-level supervision of crypto firms.

Member states have spent months reiterating their negotiating positions, fuelling frustration within EU institutions that are pushing for faster progress. Reaching an agreement only in December would mean that negotiations remain largely deadlocked until the final stage. #EuropeNews

Online design tactics can influence consumers and retail investors, including minors, to make decisions that may not be in their best interests, while making information about potential risks less prominent, Finance Watch has warned.

Online design tactics can influence consumers and retail investors, including minors, to make decisions that may not be in their best interests, while making information about potential risks less prominent, Finance Watch has warned.

Different national rules and systems for transport, energy, technology and skills are holding back investment across Europe, a new study argues.

Speeches and interviews by European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers can move markets as much as formal monetary policy announcements, according to an ECB study published on Thursday.

Markets react not only to ECB policy decisions but also to policymaker speeches and interviews, whose cumulative impact can rival formal announcements, new research finds.

The EU is negotiating a reform in Brussels to better integrate its capital markets. Germany has secured an exemption for major European operator Deutsche Börse's domestically focused trading venues from centralised supervision, leaving a key part of the system under regional control.

Estonian MEP and former general Riho Terras backed buying weapons from outside the EU during debate on defence spending. #EuropeNews